NAME: ___________________________________________

CDS-130/004 FALL 2015: HOMEWORK 2

ASSIGNED SEPTEMBER 17 2015, DUE SEPTEMBER 24 2015
AT THE END OF CLASS
REMEMBER TO SHOW ALL WORK FOR FULL CREDIT!
BINARY NUMBERS MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION EXERCISES
Exercise 1 (1 pt): Calculate 11101101112 divided by 6410 (without using a
calculator), and represent the result in floating point binary.

Exercise 2 (1 pt): Calculate 10000101012 multiplied by 3210 (without

using a calculator), and represent the result in integer binary.

Exercise 3 (1 pt): Calculate 110101112 divided by 51210 (without using a

calculator), and represent the result in integer binary.

Exercise 4 (1 pt): Calculate 1011010.10010012 multiplied by 51210

(without using a calculator), and represent the result in integer binary.

Exercise 5 (1 pt): Multiply the following binary numbers, and express the
product in binary:
10111010 1101

Exercise 6 (1 pt): Multiply the following binary numbers, and express the
product in binary:
110101 11011

Exercise 7 (1 pt): Multiply the following binary numbers, and express the
product in binary:
1110010111 10000000000

Exercise 8 (1 pt): Perform the following BINARY ADDITION and represent

the result in integer binary. (HINT: Do you really want to go through the
unbelievable pain and agony of adding a number to itself sixteen times?
OMG!!! Imagine all the carries! Wait . . . hold on a moment . . . hey, its the
same number, repeated sixteen times! . . . ) (again, without using a
calculator)
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11111111
11111111
11111111
11111111
11111111
11111111
11111111
11111111
11111111
11111111
11111111
11111111
11111111
11111111
11111111
+11111111

I call 210, or 102410, the MAGIC NUMBER. I call it that because by

memorizing the base ten value for 2 10, youll be able to instantly recall it
when needed. Furthermore, youll then be capable of rapidly calculating the
base ten values of other, nearby powers of 2with ease! For example, 2 11 is
just two times 210. So 211 equals 204810. Similarly, 212 is just two times 211. So
212 equals 409610. Etc.
Exercise 9 (1 pt): How many different combinations of 1 and 0 are possible
using 13 bits? (express your answer in base ten) (Were you thinking about
using a calculator? Dont.)

Exercise 10 (1 pt total): What is the largest possible positive, base 10

integer that can be represented using 13 bits?
(a) (0.5 pt) Write the answer in base ten; and then
(b)(0.5 pt) Write the answer in binary.

Exercise 11 (1 pt): What is the minimum number of bits required to

write the base ten number 3,357 in binary? (NOTE: In binary numbers,
individual 1s and 0s are called bits. And so, the binary number 101101 is
comprised of six bits, or, is referred to as a six bit binary number)

MATLAB SYNTAX EXERCISES

NOTE: While its possible to simply copy and paste the following Matlab
codes directly into Matlab, run them, and produce correct answers, DO NOT
DO THAT. Why, you ask? Because youll encounter problems on future
quizzes and exams that are very similar to these exercises. Since you wont
be permitted to use Matlab on quizzes and exams, you may suddenly find
yourself unable to cope with the quiz and exam problems if you havent
developed the ability to do these exercises by hand. So its much better to
get the practice you need now (when you have time to spare), rather than
try to figure it out later, when time is a very precious commodity!
Exercise 12 (1 pt): Youre given the following two Matlab programs. Each
program is independent and no other statements precede either program:
PROGRAM A:

PROGRAM B:

a = 1;
b = a - 3;
a
b

b = a - 3;
a = 1;
a
b

When PROGRAM A is executed in Matlab (statements execute in order, from

top to bottom), values for a and b are printed to the command console, but
when PROGRAM B is executed (again, from top to bottom) in Matlab, an
error results. Explain why.

Exercise 13 (1 pt):
What output results when the following Matlab
program executes (in order, from top to bottom)?
a
b
c
d

=
=
=
=

1
3;
2*a - 3*b;
c^2

Exercise 14 (1 pt):
What output results when the following Matlab
program executes (in order, from top to bottom)? (HINT: pi is an
INTRINSIC I.E., BUILT-IN MATLAB CONSTANT)
a
b
c
d

=
=
=
=

cos(pi);
sin(pi/2);
2*a*b - 3;
a - b + c*c*c

Exercise 15 (2 pts):
What output results when the following Matlab
program executes (in order, from top to bottom)? (HINT: Remember the
ORDER OF OPERATIONS)
a
a
b
c
d

=
=
=
=
=

(1 + 2 - 3*4 - 1)/5
((a + a)*a)/a
-1*a/4
b^3 - 4
a - b + c*c*c

Exercise 16 (2 pts):
What output results when the following Matlab
program executes (in order, from top to bottom)?
a = 2^3;
b = cos(0);
c = abs(sqrt(16));
d = a*c - b*c;
d1 = a;
d2 = d;
d3 = d1 - d2 + d*2*(d1/c)

MATLAB PROGRAMMING EXERCISE

Exercise 17 (4 pts): YOU MUST WRITE MATLAB CODE AND THEN
EXECUTE YOUR CODE TO PRODUCE OUTPUT THAT SOLVES THE
FOLLOWING PROBLEM. GOOD REFERENCES TO HELP YOU WITH THIS
EXERCISE ARE Car Loan Example and Simple Pendulum
Example, COVERED IN CLASS (CHAPTER 3 PART II OF MATLAB
PRESENTATION). READ THESE EXAMPLES, EXECUTE THE MATLAB
PROGRAMS, AND OBSERVE HOW THE OUTPUTS FROM THOSE
MATLAB CODES SOLVE THE ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS. DOING SO WILL
DEMONSTRATE FOR YOU HOW TO SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM .
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INTRODUCTION:
The height above the Earths surface (Y) of a small object falling under the
influence of gravity, without air resistance, depends upon the elapsed time of
the fall (t), the acceleration due to gravity (g; assumed constant), the
objects initial velocity (v) and its initial height above the Earths surface (h).
The equation used to calculate Y is as follows:
Y=

1 2
g t +vt +h
2

Where: Y is a variable assigned the value of the height (in meters) of the
object above the Earths surface; t is a variable assigned the value of the
elapsed time (in seconds); g is a variable assigned the value of the Earths
constant acceleration due to gravity (in meters per second 2), v is a variable
assigned the value of the objects initial velocity (in meters per second), and
h is a variable assigned the objects initial height above the Earths surface
(in meters).
PROBLEM:
A small object is released at an initial height above the Earths surface of h =
935.0 meters. Its initial velocity is v = -18.0 meters per second, and the
Earths acceleration due to gravity is g = 9.81 meters per second 2. What is
the height of this object above the Earths surface after one second has
elapsed? After three seconds have elapsed? After eight seconds have
elapsed? How many seconds will elapse before the object hits the surface of
the Earth? (NOTE: The object hits the surface of the Earth when Y = 0.0
meters. You dont have to obtain Y = 0.0 exactly, just get close enough,

where close enough means within 2.0 meters. In other words, keep
varying t, running your program each time you do, until you obtain a final
value for Y that is between 2.0 meters and -2.0 meters. The corresponding
value of t that produced this final value for Y, is the answer youre looking
for.)
NOTE:
You will need to translate the above equation into CORRECT MATLAB
SYNTAX so that your program will run. Meaning: if you write vt , hoping
that Matlab will figure out that you really meant to write v*t , well, youre
asking too much because Matlab aint that smart! And so you will get an
error if you do this.